How to be a Welcome Visitor
How to be a Welcome Visitor
Courtesy of Kenyon Services, McCarthy,
from
A Visitor's Guide to Kennicott & McCarthy, Copyright 1998 (see credits
below).
Thank you for your interest in McCarthy and
Kennicott!
We who call these historically-rich communities home invite you
to take a peek into our past and our present.
The McCarthy and Kennicott townsites and much of our surrounding
land are privately owned. Full-time, part-time and seasonal
residents occupy homes and cabins throughout the area. Many of
these same people provide our visitors with a variety of lodging
accommodations, meals, gift shops, guiding, river rafting, air
taxis and shuttle bus services.
We extend a warm welcome to you! In order that your visit is a
pleasant experience, we offer you the following information.
Here are some useful things to know
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Local sources of drinking water are nearby creeks which are
properly marked for your convenience. We appreciate your help
in keeping our drinking water clean and safe.
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There are no public garbage dumps in the McCarthy area. Local
residents and businesses have to haul out much of what they
cannot burn or compost.
Please help us by carrying out your trash.
Serviced trash barrels are provided jointly by DOT&PF and
NPS at the roadhead.
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McCarthy and Kennicott do not have local fire departments, so
to minimize the fire hazard,
both townsites are closed to campfires and camping. Camping is provided, however, on
the west side of the
Kennicott River.
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If you bring your pet, we ask you to keep it
on a leash. Encounters with livestock and sled dog teams could
be unpleasant.
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Be sure to tour the McCarthy-Kennicott Museum
which is open 7 days a week beginning Memorial Day weekend.
Numerous pictures, documents, charts, maps and artifacts are
on exhibit. A model of the Bonanza Mine is also on display in
a box car next to the museum.
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You are invited to
attend Sunday services at 10:00 a.m. at the
McCarthy- Kennicott Community Church located on the island
between the footbridges.
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For information on the surrounding
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park/Preserve and
west side access to the park, stop at the NPS Kiosk at
Mile 59 of the McCarthy Road.
We hope you enjoy your visit to our communities!
Thank You!
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Credit where credit is due
Articles above are from
A Visitor's Guide to Kennicott & McCarthy, and are reprinted, in part, with
permission of
Kenyon Services.
A Visitor's Guide to Kennicott & McCarthy
is published by Kenyon Services, McCarthy,
PO Box MXY, Glennallen, Alaska 99588. Phone (907) 554-4454 or Email
[email protected]. Copyright
1996. all rights reserved. The Guide is distributed free to area
visitors. Single copy mail requests enclose $1.50 for postage.
Publishers & Editors Rick & Bonnie Kenyon. Thanks to
Ed LaChapelle for articles on
Glaciers,
Creeks & Rivers,
How to be a Welcome Visitor, and
How to use the trams.
Photographs: Agnes M. Hansen, Valdez, Alaska
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